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It’s census time again. As GM prepared his ten answers, he started to wonder, could this census lead to Georgetown shifting over to Ward Three?

Most people are familiar with the Congressional redistricting that occurs as a result of the decennial census, but the District redistricts itself as well. To ensure that all eight wards are roughly the same population, the District redraws the maps every ten years.

Generally, when a ward grows in population it will shrink in size come redistricting time. Ten years ago, Ward Two did just that:

The 2000 census found that Ward Two had about 82,000 residents. The average per ward total in 2000 was about 71,000. So Ward Two had to lose about 11,000 residents to slim down to size. The map above shows where Ward Two gave up land (shown in red) and where it gained land (shown in green). As you can see, Ward Two gave up the entire residential portion of Southwest DC, a significant chunk of downtown, and the easternmost quarter of the Palisades. It gained Kalorama and a handful of blocks in north Dupont/U St. Continue reading →